The Spacious Place, with Kari Levang

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A super honest conversation about my own vulnerability and emotional fatigue Jan 17, 2023

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God's fundamental interest in us is relationship…That's the good news. God says, "I love you and let's get that settled."

But then God says, "Now I'm going to mess with you because there are things you need to get straightened out."'

Oh boy are there ever! Have mercy! —-William Pannell

Join me today as I talk about the messy business of navigating our emotions, when we try to do it alone and the road out of the dark as we move towards connection with others and with Jesus. I'll share my own messy and vulnerable bits and I'm hoping there may be some of you who can relate.

From the jaws of distress to the place free from restriction...(Job 36:16) Jan 03, 2023

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Taking note of the good, the true, the just, the miracles hidden at every turn, is like a deliberate act of defiance against the darkness.

—From, Set the Stars Alight by Amanda Dykes

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

In this episode we're talking about what intentional connection might look like this year. I'm sharing a few of the practical shifts I plan to enter into, as I intentionally pursue connection with God, connection with His beautiful creation and connection with those most important to me. Join me today and see if there's anything that resonates with you at the beginning of this new year.

God in the moss and cobwebs Dec 20, 2022

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The true doctrine of omnipresence is, that God reappears with all his parts in every moss and cobweb.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Christmas is the celebration of our God that is with us, Emmanuel. But what if I told you he's not just with you in the good, but also in the hard...the frustrating...the discouraging and fearful places. In today's episode I'll share some of the things that are happening in my life that are hard and why knowing Emmanuel matters!

Traditions. Old, new and everything in between Dec 06, 2022

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Happy Christmas season!

In today's episode we are going to talk traditions. I'm gonna share some of the things that were important in our family as we were raising our kids, as well as how that has changed and morphed over the years. I'll also share some of the lessons God has taught me along the way as my kids have moved from full time, living in our home, to having families of their own. There are a couple that are absolute game changers that you're not gonna want to miss!

The Name I'm most grateful for in this season Nov 22, 2022

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Always give thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 5:20

He leads me, "God isn't behind me yelling, "Go!" He is ahead of me bidding "Come!"

He leads us. He tells us what we need to know when we need to know it.

Safe in the Shepherds Arms by Max Lucado

HAPPY ALMOST THANKSGIVING!!!

I don't know about you, but life can be pretty challenging at times—-even in the circumstances that you least expect it to be. In this episode, I'm getting real honest about some of the hard parts of my season and then I'll share which name of God has been most meaningful for me. I'll also talk about larvae, so there's that:)

HIS NAMES/our names Nov 08, 2022

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Phillip Yancey, "Grace, like water, flows to the lowest places."

(Taken from my friend Jeff Peabody's book "Perfectly Suited")

Unless we know and understand and begin to put into practice who God says He is and who He says we are, we will languish. The flourishing life we've been promised is rooted in relationship with the One who doesn't change.

Today marks the beginning of our conversation in the spacious place around the messy middle—-the place between our knowing and living it out in our one ordinary life.

Come join me as we keep practicing believing!

Afraid, AND... Oct 25, 2022

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The presence of fear does not mean you have no faith. Fear visits everyone. But make your fear a visitor and not a resident. Max Lucado

We all find ourselves afraid at times, right? The problem isn't that we experience fear, it's more about what we do when it comes. The story I'm talking through today shows us what Jehoshaphat did when he experienced fear and gives us some insight on how to navigate our own circumstances by admitting our powerlessness and entrusting ourselves to His care. Come with me today as we take a look at this story and see what God has for us.

Also, Happy birthday to my Paige!!!

A look back and a peek ahead Oct 11, 2022

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"Hard doesn't mean bad, it simply means, not easy."

Kari Levang

Are you in a transition of sorts? Maybe a new job, a new babe, a move, or something else? Join me today as I share about my 3 1/2 month break from podcasting, while I navigated some big transitions. I'm sharing a little bit about what the break was like for me (spoiler alert: hard and good:)—-as well as giving a little peek into where we're headed as a Spacious Place community. Come with me as I talk about how curiosity helped so incredibly much as I navigated this season of transition, and how I continue to choose it as this season continues.

Where curiosity has led me! Jun 28, 2022

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"When we show up differently at home, it changes how we show up outside of there" Rebekah Lyons

This week on the Spacious Place I'm sharing what the last 6 months of 22 have shown me as well as where He is leading me for the next couple of months. I'm super stoked for Mike and I to begin the next leg of our adventure together and can't wait to let you in on what's next for us, and for the Spacious Place!

How to take back your power when you feel like it's been hijacked Jun 21, 2022

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We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures; we are the sum of the Father's love for us and our real capacity to become the image of His Son.

Pope John Paul II

Join me today as I share some helpful ways of being that give us power rather than leave us in the space of the sum of our fears and weaknesses. I'll let you in on some practical ways to enter into joy that a few of my friends have shared, when the weight of the world presses in and threatens to rob us of the joy we've been promised. As well as some of the specific ways I've been hijacked in the last few weeks!